NASA marks 10 years since loss of Columbia, crew
NASA will honor the seven astronauts who perished when the space shuttle Columbia was destroyed 10 years ago.
Space Exploration
Feb 1, 2013
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Ten years since loss of space shuttle Columbia
NASA lost the space shuttle Columbia 10 years ago Friday and 12 children lost a parent.
Space Exploration
Jan 30, 2013
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Skydiver's feat could influence spacesuit design
Now that the dust has settled in the New Mexico desert where supersonic skydiver "Fearless Felix" Baumgartner landed safely on his feet, researchers are exhilarated over the possibility his feat could someday help save the ...
Space Exploration
Oct 17, 2012
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Astronauts might have to abandon space station (Update)
(AP) -- Astronauts may need to take the unprecedented step of temporarily abandoning the International Space Station if last week's Russian launch accident prevents new crews from flying there this fall.
Space Exploration
Aug 29, 2011
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US shuttle debris surfaces amid Texas drought
A piece of the ill-fated space shuttle Columbia has surfaced in eastern Texas, where a severe drought has dried up a lake and exposed debris from the 2003 accident, NASA said Tuesday.
Space Exploration
Aug 2, 2011
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Atlantis to dock with space station on final flight
The crew of Atlantis prepared to link up with the International Space Station Sunday as part of the final mission of the US space shuttle program.
Space Exploration
Jul 10, 2011
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Atlantis crew inspects 'thermal protection system'
The Atlantis crew on Saturday inspected the craft's thermal protection system, the outer barrier that protects it from the searing heat upon re-entry into the earth's atmosphere, NASA said.
Space Exploration
Jul 9, 2011
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Special wake-up for Atlantis from shuttle workers
(AP) -- Usually space shuttle astronauts are awakened in orbit by a song sent by a loved one. But not much is routine for the final space shuttle flight, not even a wake-up call.
Space Exploration
Jul 9, 2011
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Airplane deployed to monitor air over NM fire
(AP) -- The government sent a plane equipped with radiation monitors over the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory Wednesday as a 110-square-mile wildfire burned at its doorstep, putting thousands of scientific experiments on hold ...
Environment
Jun 29, 2011
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NASA inspects damaged tiles on shuttle
NASA is examining seven heat shield tiles that appear to have been damaged during the shuttle Endeavour's ascent into orbit, but the US space agency said Wednesday there was no cause for concern.
Space Exploration
May 18, 2011
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